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Miscellaneous ramblings about being on the road
The above photo was taken two days ago during a trip across Washington state. Gas prices had come down from the previous week, when I paid a low of $4.89 and a high of $6.09 […]
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Road builder Sam Hill championed the Peace Arch between the U.S. and Canada
A while back we talked about Sam Hill, a champion of Pacific Northwest road building. He also helped to create monuments such as the Peace Arch. This is an installation on the western-most border between […]
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LeMay’s 47th annual car show was a car-themed party for regular folks
Yesterday I made a pilgrimage to LeMay’s annual car show. Here I am talking about the one held by LeMay Collections at Marymount (2025a) rather than the other local venue, America’s Car Museum (2025). I […]
Photo Essay
A golden opportunity to escape the rat race — if you don’t need it too badly
Recently Indie Auto posted a photo essay about the old cars of Goldendale, Washington. If you were intrigued by a small town that functions as a veritable automobile museum, let’s explore other aspects of this […]
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What’s it like where Bigfoot lives? I have pictures
I can safely guarantee that you will never read at Indie Auto who invented the automatic transmission or designed the Batmobile. That kind of historical trivia just doesn’t fire up my engines. However, I can […]
Photo Essay
Rat Kool Garage doubles as a rather quirky car museum
(EXPANDED FROM 1/10/2023) Head out of Raymond, Washington on Route 6 (Wikipedia, 2020) and you cannot miss seeing an unusual assortment of old cars parked in front of the Rat Kool Garage & Customs. Among […]
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Here is one roadside attraction I didn’t just slow down for
When driving up the Quinault River Valley last summer I came across a homemade “go-slow” sign that was unusually clever. Not only that, but a pond on one side of the road was decorated with […]
Photo Essay
Still motion: A decaying Chevy truck on an abandoned homestead
(EXPANDED FROM 8/10/2023) The National Park Service is slowly renovating the Kestner homestead near Lake Quinault. However, one item is being left to nature’s whims — a circa 1941-46 Chevrolet panel truck once used in […]
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Mid-1930s-to-70s design evolution shown at LeMay event
(EXPANDED FROM 1/1/2020) The Tacoma, Washington area has two car museums that are often confused. America’s Car Museum is located downtown in a fairly new building whereas the LeMay Collections at Marymount is eight miles […]
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This small town is something of a working-class car museum
A huge sign in the center of Goldendale welcomes you to a “Sportsman’s PARADISE.” However, the city’s Chamber of Commerce insists that this has “Always Been A Car Town” (GCC, 2025). That’s partly because Goldendale […]